This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Distinctive Siamese Niello Art and Other Facts
An 1000 year old Thai Niello art tradition traces designs on silver by gentle repousse, later filled with a black alloy. The piece notes the Dutch tulip bulb’s Persian origin, and cites U S agriculture stats: 1177 tree forms in the United States, with 34 softwoods and 70 hardwoods. Also mentions Judah P. Benjamin, and Loyalists in the original colonies. A gopher digs about three feet straight down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nakon Sritamaraj
Thailand
Siam
Holland
Persia
U. S. Department of Agriculture
United States